Dr. Mark A. Hix
@markahix.bsky.social
PhD theoretical chemist for biomolecules, protein engineering, QM/MM, excited states, automation | he/him/his | Opinions my own.
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On the same day he stripped AAP of millions in grant funding in retaliation, RFK Jr awarded $1.6M to Tracy Høeg's Danish friends for a grossly unethical study that will expose African babies to hep B for no reason than it's politically expedient.
Steal from American taxpayers, give to MAHA cronies.
Steal from American taxpayers, give to MAHA cronies.
CDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study, likely to controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
On the same day he stripped AAP of millions in grant funding in retaliation, RFK Jr awarded $1.6M to Tracy Høeg's Danish friends for a grossly unethical study that will expose African babies to hep B for no reason than it's politically expedient.
Steal from American taxpayers, give to MAHA cronies.
Steal from American taxpayers, give to MAHA cronies.
Reposted by Dr. Mark A. Hix
Dying iPhones and liquid helium fills u-of-o-nmr-facility.blogspot.com/2019/04/dyin... #nmr #nmrchat #chemsky
December 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Dying iPhones and liquid helium fills u-of-o-nmr-facility.blogspot.com/2019/04/dyin... #nmr #nmrchat #chemsky
One strong gust of wind would do so much for the world...
December 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
One strong gust of wind would do so much for the world...
It started raining immediately after I put the snow shovel away.
Cosmically hilarious, personally offensive.
Cosmically hilarious, personally offensive.
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It started raining immediately after I put the snow shovel away.
Cosmically hilarious, personally offensive.
Cosmically hilarious, personally offensive.
Upon clicking that link, I discovered that somehow, Bluesky thought I was .... two years old.
That was when I created this account...
That was when I created this account...
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Upon clicking that link, I discovered that somehow, Bluesky thought I was .... two years old.
That was when I created this account...
That was when I created this account...
This has to be the thing I hate most about the LLM/AI overhype. I school, I was taught sentence structure, spelling, and grammar. Because these models are trained on (stolen) published works, they also generally follow those rules. As a result, correct use of language leads to accusations of AI.
I just saw someone say that someone told them Oxford comma use is a telltale LLM sign
And I know it was probably ragebait but I took the bait and I'm raging 😂
And I know it was probably ragebait but I took the bait and I'm raging 😂
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This has to be the thing I hate most about the LLM/AI overhype. I school, I was taught sentence structure, spelling, and grammar. Because these models are trained on (stolen) published works, they also generally follow those rules. As a result, correct use of language leads to accusations of AI.
In three days' time, SNAP benefits will stop for millions of Americans. Millions of people are going to starve.
This is by design.
This is by design.
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In three days' time, SNAP benefits will stop for millions of Americans. Millions of people are going to starve.
This is by design.
This is by design.
Technology conferences are always amazing in terms of fashion. Everyone is either dressed to the nines in their sharpest professional clothes, or they look like someone wandered in from the wilderness.
There is like zero space between.
There is like zero space between.
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Technology conferences are always amazing in terms of fashion. Everyone is either dressed to the nines in their sharpest professional clothes, or they look like someone wandered in from the wilderness.
There is like zero space between.
There is like zero space between.
Dear Every Academic Journal,
You are *publishers*. Your submission templates should include LaTeX templates, and those templates should also actually make proper use of LaTeX functionality. It's not just for the math kids, it'll actually make your own jobs easier.
I'm dying here.
You are *publishers*. Your submission templates should include LaTeX templates, and those templates should also actually make proper use of LaTeX functionality. It's not just for the math kids, it'll actually make your own jobs easier.
I'm dying here.
October 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Dear Every Academic Journal,
You are *publishers*. Your submission templates should include LaTeX templates, and those templates should also actually make proper use of LaTeX functionality. It's not just for the math kids, it'll actually make your own jobs easier.
I'm dying here.
You are *publishers*. Your submission templates should include LaTeX templates, and those templates should also actually make proper use of LaTeX functionality. It's not just for the math kids, it'll actually make your own jobs easier.
I'm dying here.
just got an email from a company letting me know that as part of a settlement for a data breach class action lawsuit against them, they're giving out a discount code for *up to* $1.00 to affected users.
So to be clear. A company gets to turn a legal ruling AGAINST them into ... more revenue.
So to be clear. A company gets to turn a legal ruling AGAINST them into ... more revenue.
October 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
just got an email from a company letting me know that as part of a settlement for a data breach class action lawsuit against them, they're giving out a discount code for *up to* $1.00 to affected users.
So to be clear. A company gets to turn a legal ruling AGAINST them into ... more revenue.
So to be clear. A company gets to turn a legal ruling AGAINST them into ... more revenue.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reposted by Dr. Mark A. Hix
@arkanil.bsky.social's article with pages and Front Cover now out:
"Comparison of Magnesium and Manganese Ions on the Structural and Catalytic Properties of Human DNA Polymerase Gamma"
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
"Comparison of Magnesium and Manganese Ions on the Structural and Catalytic Properties of Human DNA Polymerase Gamma"
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
September 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
@arkanil.bsky.social's article with pages and Front Cover now out:
"Comparison of Magnesium and Manganese Ions on the Structural and Catalytic Properties of Human DNA Polymerase Gamma"
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
"Comparison of Magnesium and Manganese Ions on the Structural and Catalytic Properties of Human DNA Polymerase Gamma"
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Really enjoy how my electricity provider sends me a bill that's 30% higher than the same time last year, yet their own year-over-year comparison of my electricity usage shows I used LESS this year.
That's just so fun for me.
That's just so fun for me.
August 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Really enjoy how my electricity provider sends me a bill that's 30% higher than the same time last year, yet their own year-over-year comparison of my electricity usage shows I used LESS this year.
That's just so fun for me.
That's just so fun for me.
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Necessary tools from the bad old days (or: the smallest taste of why marriage equality matters.)
August 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Necessary tools from the bad old days (or: the smallest taste of why marriage equality matters.)
So it's gonna be that one clip of Kirk in the gym, followed by twelve years of black screen without audio?
I'm guessing Voyager and DS9 are right out.
I'm guessing Voyager and DS9 are right out.
Ah, yes... The company that owns Star Trek will now have someone that will censor the "woke" content.🙃
The time to cancel your CBS/Paramount+ subscriptions was yesterday, btw.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
The time to cancel your CBS/Paramount+ subscriptions was yesterday, btw.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Skydance Tells FCC It Will Create CBS News Ombudsman, Eliminate DEI at Paramount
The company said it would commit to a "comprehensive review" post-transaction.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So it's gonna be that one clip of Kirk in the gym, followed by twelve years of black screen without audio?
I'm guessing Voyager and DS9 are right out.
I'm guessing Voyager and DS9 are right out.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
People blaming Murkowski need to also keep in mind there are an additional 49 other senators that need to be blamed for this.
Spread that blame around and hold them all accountable. Every single one. Didn't vote for them? Doesn't matter, they're still supposed to represent you.
Spread that blame around and hold them all accountable. Every single one. Didn't vote for them? Doesn't matter, they're still supposed to represent you.
July 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
People blaming Murkowski need to also keep in mind there are an additional 49 other senators that need to be blamed for this.
Spread that blame around and hold them all accountable. Every single one. Didn't vote for them? Doesn't matter, they're still supposed to represent you.
Spread that blame around and hold them all accountable. Every single one. Didn't vote for them? Doesn't matter, they're still supposed to represent you.
Calling it "Alligator Alcatraz" intentionally evokes the idea of a prison, suggesting the people there have committed a crime.
Call it "Alligator Auschwitz", since that seems to be their actual intent.
Or better yet, call it directly what it is: a concentration camp.
Call it "Alligator Auschwitz", since that seems to be their actual intent.
Or better yet, call it directly what it is: a concentration camp.
July 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Calling it "Alligator Alcatraz" intentionally evokes the idea of a prison, suggesting the people there have committed a crime.
Call it "Alligator Auschwitz", since that seems to be their actual intent.
Or better yet, call it directly what it is: a concentration camp.
Call it "Alligator Auschwitz", since that seems to be their actual intent.
Or better yet, call it directly what it is: a concentration camp.
I am growing increasingly annoyed at the number of "AI trainer" and "Tutor for AI Model" jobs popping up on LinkedIn and other sites. I have no interest in training your AI model to be a worse version of me. Companies are relying on short-term desperation to fuel long-term obsolescence.
June 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I am growing increasingly annoyed at the number of "AI trainer" and "Tutor for AI Model" jobs popping up on LinkedIn and other sites. I have no interest in training your AI model to be a worse version of me. Companies are relying on short-term desperation to fuel long-term obsolescence.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
June 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Quoting not just for the paper, but also because it includes a direct link to the github repository for the code.
More ML papers need to be doing this - if you don't include your code, it's pretty hard to reproduce the work.
Very nice job to Sengar et al.
More ML papers need to be doing this - if you don't include your code, it's pretty hard to reproduce the work.
Very nice job to Sengar et al.
🧪 New preprint: "Generative Modeling of Full-Atom Protein Conformations using Latent Diffusion on Graph Embeddings"
We generate complete, all-atom protein conformational ensembles, capturing both backbone and side-chain dynamics of, e.g., the Dopamine D2 receptor.
arxiv.org/abs/2506.17064
We generate complete, all-atom protein conformational ensembles, capturing both backbone and side-chain dynamics of, e.g., the Dopamine D2 receptor.
arxiv.org/abs/2506.17064
June 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Quoting not just for the paper, but also because it includes a direct link to the github repository for the code.
More ML papers need to be doing this - if you don't include your code, it's pretty hard to reproduce the work.
Very nice job to Sengar et al.
More ML papers need to be doing this - if you don't include your code, it's pretty hard to reproduce the work.
Very nice job to Sengar et al.
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Photo I took a couple weeks back while on a walk around the neighborhood. This is a Cecropia Moth, I think, though I'll defer to expert lepidopterists if I'm wrong.
#moth #lepidopterists
#moth #lepidopterists
June 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Photo I took a couple weeks back while on a walk around the neighborhood. This is a Cecropia Moth, I think, though I'll defer to expert lepidopterists if I'm wrong.
#moth #lepidopterists
#moth #lepidopterists
They're fine killing off huge portions of their voting base because they don't think they'll ever need to worry about votes again.
How do they get away with this? The bill they passed cuts Medicaid by $793 BILLION.
$793 BILLION.
It's in the bill. They wrote it. Their own budget office says 10 million people will lose Medicaid coverage.
Just wild.
$793 BILLION.
It's in the bill. They wrote it. Their own budget office says 10 million people will lose Medicaid coverage.
Just wild.
Mike Johnson brazenly lies: "We are not cutting Medicaid. The president has said that and I have said that. We're all said that. We're strengthening the program."
June 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
They're fine killing off huge portions of their voting base because they don't think they'll ever need to worry about votes again.
I've long said that if one party says it's raining and the other says it's sunny, the journalists job is to stick their head out the window and see what's true.
Not to report that the parties can't agree on anything.
Not to report that the parties can't agree on anything.
Note to media:
“Trump says” is not a story. He says A LOT. He lies a lot. Do some sifting, discerning, contextualizing. Otherwise it’s just stenography. And you’re embarrassing yourselves.
“Trump says” is not a story. He says A LOT. He lies a lot. Do some sifting, discerning, contextualizing. Otherwise it’s just stenography. And you’re embarrassing yourselves.
June 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I've long said that if one party says it's raining and the other says it's sunny, the journalists job is to stick their head out the window and see what's true.
Not to report that the parties can't agree on anything.
Not to report that the parties can't agree on anything.